The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) football coach Hugh Freeze and Truett-McConnell College President Emir Caner are just two of the many speakers set to take the stage at the upcoming Bible & Evangelism Conference presented by James E. Messer Ministries, Inc.
The conference, which runs March 10–14, is sponsored by Mobile Baptist Association and will be hosted by Government Street Baptist Church, Mobile.
The conference kicks off at the church March 10 at 10:15 a.m. with speaker John Sullivan, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, followed by Freeze during the evening session at 5 p.m.
Charles Brown, pastor of Government Street Baptist, said his church is excited about hosting the conference.
Messer, a pastor for 20 years before entering full-time evangelism, has put on approximately 50 conferences in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana. He said the purpose of the Bible & Evangelism Conference is to lead people to Christ as well as help people become disciples of Christ.
“Anybody and everybody” is welcome, Messer said, adding there is no registration for attendees.
Trained counselors will be available at the conference to talk to those who make decisions for Christ. “Follow-up is one of our main emphases,” Messer said, noting that area churches will have the opportunity to conduct follow-up with those who make decisions.
Messer’s hope for the Bible & Evangelism Conference is that God’s people would become disciples and that churches would join hands and hearts together in telling the world about Jesus.
Conference speakers for Monday–Thursday, 6 p.m. nightly at the church will be:
- Monday — Emir Caner
- Tuesday — Tommy Green, pastor of First Baptist Church, Brandon, Fla.
- Wednesday — Don Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C., and evangelist Junior Hill
- Thursday — Evangelist Bob Pitman
In addition, lunches Monday–Thursday will be offered at the following churches beginning at 11:20 a.m. with music and speaking:
- Monday — First Baptist Church, St. Elmo, with speaker Emir Caner
- Tuesday — Bayou Sara Baptist Church, Saraland, with speaker Tommy Green
- Wednesday — Highpoint Baptist Church, Eight Mile, with speaker Lemuel Taylor, pastor emeritus of Highpoint Baptist
- Thursday — First Baptist Church, Tillman’s Corner, with speaker Jim Coldiron, evangelist
Special music for the Bible & Evangelism Conference will be provided by worship leader Phil Willis and Sons of The Father from West Frankfort, Ill. There also will be a children’s program for the Sunday–Thursday evening services with Perry Robbins.
For more information about the conference, visit www.jamesmesser.com.
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